Ultraman: The Next
6.4
First Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, his duties distance himself from his wife, Yoko, who always ends up being neglected, and his son, Tsugumu, who has a congenital blood disease and has a high risk of dying at a young age.Maki decides to quit the Air Force to devote more time to his family and to spend whatever is left for his son. He takes a part-time job as a commercial tour guide run by a kindly group of people who allow him time to work and to also take care of his family.
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Cast
17 people
Tetsuya Bessho
Shunichi Maki / Ultraman the Next
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Heart and Yummie
Kyooko Tooyama
Sara Mizuhara
Also in
Postman Blues
Detective Lovesick
Kenya Osumi
Takafumi Udou / Beast the One
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One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
Ryohei Hirota
Tsugumu Maki
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
Nae Yuuki
Yoko Maki
Known for
Twin Peaks
Letters from Iwo Jima
Toshiya Nagasawa
Tsuyoshi Kurashima
Known for
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Daisuke Ryū
Kazusa Sogabe
Known for
Ran
Kagemusha
Masao Kusakari
President Manjime
Known for
Virus
Makiko Amuro
Yukie
Also in
Sawako Decides
Tatsumi Ishihara
Known for
Devilman Crybaby
Ryô Kinomoto
Gourmet Reporter
Also in
Ultraman Dyna
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light
Kazuya Konaka
Miku's Father
Also in
Bumpkin Soup
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Kazuya Konaka Director · Keiichi Hasegawa Screenplay Tak Matsumoto Composer
Budget $6.3M · First release December 18, 2004 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$6,300,000
Production
Tsuburaya Productions
Production
Bandai
Production
Bandai Visual
Production
TBS
Production
CBC
Production
Nippan Group Holdings
Production
dentsu
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ULTRAMAN
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 18, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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